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opettaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • educator noun A person who teaches, especially one recognized for skill in the profession.
  • hodja noun A Muslim teacher or religious scholar, especially one who teaches at a traditional school.
  • instructor noun A person who teaches a particular skill or subject, especially a practical one.
  • professor noun The highest academic rank at a university, or, more loosely, any university teacher.
  • schoolmaster noun A male teacher, especially one in charge of a school or class.
  • teacher noun A person whose job is to help students learn, especially in a school.

Senses

opettaja is used for these senses in English:

  • educator A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.
  • hodja A Muslim schoolmaster.
  • instructor One who instructs; a teacher.
  • professor (US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.
  • schoolmaster (figurative) Anything that teaches.
  • teacher A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • teacherly Of or relating to teachers.

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